(Based on Federal Election Commission filings during the 2008 election cycle)
1. Sen. Barack Obama (presidential candidate) $996,595
2. Sen. Hillary Clinton (presidential candidate) $411,150
3. Mitt Romney (presidential candidate) $234,275
4. Sen. John McCain (presidential candidate) $230,095
5. Rep. Jim Himes (D.-Conn.) $155,098
6. Sen. Chris Dodd (D.-Conn.) $112,500
7. Rudy Giuliani (presidential candidate) $111,750
8. John Edwards (presidential candidate) $66,450
* 9. Sen. Arlen Specter (R.-Pa.) $47,600
10. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D.-Ill.) $37,750
*Specter became a Democrat in 2009
